GRE Word List
EMISSARY
one designated as the agent of another : representative
The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| finery | ornament |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |